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Due to elevated levels of lead or copper in drinking water at some schools

Drinking Water Turned Off in All Detroit’s Public Schools

Decision made 'out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of students and employees'
A rare but serious genital infection known as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum

FDA: Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious Genital Infection

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors linked to 12 cases of Fournier's gangrene
Chinese officials have not sent lab samples of H7N9 bird flu virus to their U.S. counterparts despite repeated requests and an international agreement.

China Withholding H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Samples From U.S.

Specimens of the rapidly evolving virus are needed to develop vaccines and treatments
Geographic variation in the Medicare Advantage population exceeds that of traditional Medicare for use of skilled nursing facility and hospital care

Medicare, Med Advantage Health Care Use Differs Regionally

Variation in skilled nursing facility, hospital care up in Medicare Advantage versus traditional Medicare
Diabetes and smoking are vascular risk factors associated with hippocampal calcification in older patents with memory issues

Vascular Risk Factors for Brain Calcification in Seniors Identified

Hippocampal calcifications associated with diabetes and smoking in patients visiting a memory clinic
There was no meaningful increase in physician compensation in 2017

No Meaningful Increase in Physician Compensation Last Year

Average change in median compensation 1.2 percent in 2017 for all medical specialties
In pretreatment isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse

Higher MIC in pretreatment M. tuberculosis isolates linked to relapse risk
Emergency department visits for antibiotic adverse drug events (ADEs) in children account for 46.2 percent of emergency department visits for ADEs resulting from systemic medication

Many ED Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children

Antibiotic ADEs among children account for 46.2 percent of ED visits for ADEs tied to systemic meds
Among adult survivors of stroke

In Stroke Survivors, Cost-Related Non-Adherence Down After ACA

Among adult survivors of stroke, Medicaid increased, non-adherence decreased after ACA implementation
Changing from intravenous to oral antibiotic treatment is non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment among patients with endocarditis on the left side of the heart

Partial Oral Abx Non-Inferior in Endocarditis on Left Side of Heart

Changing to oral antibiotics was non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment